Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-15

the most Important point o. al Y oooms Henry
On a anS an and al sSese .ss M
but the pitch OF the whole movement has been
lowered BY the arrival OF Kearney. the sand lot
socialists who are s1iScins tnsir personal axes
with teverish energy. Labor VIII have O tough
time before IL gets through with !se.e lesca S
CONFUsION IN THE CONVENTION.
The Kuiehts nave Lively Ti@e Over
the Formation 81 the Executive Board.
Minneapolis special to the Philadelphia Press.
October IA. says: AL through last night until
O'Clock this morning, did the committee on law
labor without interruption to complete It's report
on the propositions that had been submitted to It.
At O'Clock the documents were finished and
ready tor presentation to the convention this
morning, when the reports Of this committee were
made the special order Of business The commit
tee II composed Of nine members. appointed BY
Mr.. Powderly, from the number Of his friends,
Assembly, No. iS 81 rs scranton, at the head.
The nrst document reported favored the election
OF a general auditor an once abolished last year
should be rejected, and, there being no objection,
thls was done without debate. The second was
proposition to reduce the number Of members on
the general executive board from seven, as at
present 70 three. owing to the decrease In the
number Of strikes lockouts and other labor
board. This ike the irst was also rejected with
out debate on the nfavorable report OF the COM
mittee NO explanation was made 70 show any
Necessity Tor continuing the number OF members
on the board and none was sked for. The CON-
mittee next reported favorably upon q rule giving
bes to regulate for themselves the time of deliv-
this bearing as il aid the stamp Of approval 0y the
wise measure, was promptly adopted. The chief
oeoate OF the morning came up on motion ema-
naing from the delegation 70 strike
which provides tlat "the general executive board
may at any time submit to the local assemblies OF
tuition, and II such amendment be approved with
IN the time specified, which shall be not less than
Thirty hay days. by majority Of said local Assem-.
constitution" After an hours debate Foster pro-
posed q substitute, which was adopted, giving the
Amendments only on request Of i've or more
district assemblies
THE CONVENTION WAKES CT.
At 8 O'Clock, however. the explosion which has
been awaited here for days past took place, and
the factional Tight that was forshadowed In the
Press Of Monday last was begun in real earnest.
E Quinn, Of New York. wniie the committee 'c on
law was stilI slowly handing their dry docu.
ments Quinn arose tmpatiently, and said:
OF the convention are beginning to leave for home
ana great many want TO go tomorrow. II We
sh s 70 We sI b ANY 1 n g VA Is
that certain measures are TO be presented by the
committee on law which are OF great importance
forward some OF those measures and let these
tribes 90 until afterward."
Mr.. Powderly put the motion and 1t was promptly
carried Daniel Campbell, chairman OF the CON-
mittee, then proposed that section 8 article l, OF
the new constitution, which provides that the
erai master workman and six other members, 70
be elected for term Of two years. be changed by
limiting the numb-r OF members to four besides
the latter to make his own appointments subject
TO the approval OF the general assembly. This
was SUBSTANTIALLY the same amendment as was
proposed by General Secretary Ltchman In his re-
port last Friday, and the eject or its reading was
electrical Immediately every delegate saw that
Bailey had come. Amid the surprise that pre-
vailed In most quarters, and before anybody had
time 70 speak, Master workman A 7: Lewis, OF
Coal Miners National District Assembly No. I35
jumped to his feet and presented this resolution:
Resolved That ex-kepresentat1ve Dewey, OF
Detroit, 6e requested to explain to the convention
bis reference TO the necessity OF demanding the
resignation OF two members OF the general execu-
tive board, and that Representative Wheat, OF H.
the proposed amendment has In view the bringing
about the Aforesaid result without the necessity Of
asking for such reslgDations"
SENSATION.
To say that this created sensation would not
adequately express the fact While the conven.
ton still suffered from surprise Master Workman
Lewis demanded OF Eek Delegate Dewey why ne
had made the statement that Messrs. barry and
Bailey should be shelved, and why he has gone to
Philadelphia and appeared before District As
Edward Moore as adelegate TO this assembly. MT.
Dewey got up to reply, but his constraint and en-
oarrasslnent prevented him from giving a clear
explanation. He believed, however, that he made
such statements, ami that he had gone to Phlla.
delph1a or had used his influence against the elec-
ton OF Moore. who Is known 70 be an earnest and
N a. tpi M Sf raj Ac
soon as Dewey sat down Master Workman Sharply
asked Delegate Wheat, OF uinois member OF the
that he is alleged 10 have made 10 reference to
Messra Barry and Bailey. Mr.. Wheat declared
that he had nothing TO do with the case, AMI that
Bailey. "rom Barry. especially" be said In
good-numored way, as q man whom I esteem
highly and regard him as one Of the brightest
men In the order" This disclaimer was more sat-
isfactOry than that OF Dewey, and Wheat sat down
amid considerable applause Mr.. Lewis however
aaS be- s az
heard to express themselves unfavOrable toward
Messrs Barry and Bailey, but who had all failed
be dspO,ed. MI. Powderly called upon the persons
named TO speak for themselves, and they all UNI
Iormly denied the accusations made against them,
The uproar that prev LIED during all this scene
can wellbe imagined. Delegates Jumped on the
tables and cried "fair play" others shouted,
quiet could not be restored for many minutes
Inen Delegate Shaw, or 81. Louis, declared i'm
pressively That Just when he arrived In MinneapO-
lis prominent member OF the order who stood
high In the confidence OF M. Powderly, had APP
preached him and said: BARRY and Bailey must
be got rid OF at all hazards" Then q great CRY
went up all over the house. "Who Is he?" "Name
the man" Delegate Shaw hesitated o moment,
but, upon being pressed, at length said: "rhe man
tremendous sensation and disorder reigned again.
BARRY DEMANDS INVESTIGATION.
When quiet was restored Thomas Barry arose
and demanded full investigation OF the whole
matter "For my part" said be. II desire that
my record be Investigated have nothing TO con-
ceal nothing 10 explain. II body can convict
me Of anything crooked am willing to be con-
vtcted, and shall step down and out; but II not,
don't want 70 be the victim OF Q conspiracy.
self In this convention, and demand that 1t be
sirted 10 the bottom" This speech was received
with resonant cneers from Barry's supporters and
other delegates eSSaye1 70 gain the door, but
could not. Considering the confusion and the
convention should adjourn. NJ. Bailey did not
have an opportunity TO speak,
Tonight both aides are laying their plans for the
morrow, when the tight viii be resumed with
added bitterness. The predoninance OF opinion Is
In It's nrst step by M. Lewts' prompt action thus
afternoon.
POwDERLY SUSTAINED At fHuRsDAYB SESSION.
An Associated Press dispatch from Minneapolis
says: The details Of the secret session OF the as
sembly on Thursday afternoon have at last leaked
out One OF the uvelieSt discussions OF the con-
venti0n was INDUCED IN. The committee on boy
colts introduced resolution favortug the action
OF Master workman Powderly and the executive
board Id declaring the big Chicago stock-yard
strike on. This was the straw that broke tue
haskS n sfR Al